Two elderly Pontiac men were attacked for their wallets recently and Pontiac Police are investigating the incidents.

One mugging happened in the evening and the other in the morning. Both men were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment.

According to police, the first attack occurred Sunday, June 30, at approximately 9:26 p.m. The victim, a 74-year-old male, was walking home in the 400 block of West Water Street from downtown Pontiac. He was struck in the head and had his wallet stolen by an unknown assailant. The victim drove himself to OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center, where a report was filed with Pontiac Police. The victim wasn't able to provide a description of the suspect.

Police said the second attack happened Monday at 9:03 a.m. The victim, who is also 74, was standing in his front yard in the 700 block of West North Street when a male, who the victim didn't know and has not yet been identified, struck him in the head. The victim briefly struggled with the suspect before the suspect ran off with his wallet.

The victim made his way to a neighbor's home, where police were summoned. He was then taken to Saint James and treated before being transferred to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, where his condition is unknown at this time.